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Author Robin, Ron Theodore.

Title Enclaves of America : the Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965.

Publication Info. Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (223 pages).
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Series Princeton Legacy Library
Princeton legacy library.
Note Cover; Contents.
Summary Whether determining the style of its embassies or the design of overseas cemeteries for Americans killed in battle, the U.S. government in its rise to global leadership greatly valued architectural symbols as a way of conveying its power abroad. In order to explain the political significance of American monuments on foreign soil, this illustrated book explores the efforts made by the United States from 1900 to 1965 to enhance its image as a military and economic force with displays of artistic achievement. Originally published in 1996. The Princeton Legacy Library uses th.
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Subject Embassy buildings -- United States.
Embassy buildings.
United States.
National cemeteries, American.
National cemeteries, American.
Architecture and state -- United States.
Architecture and state.
Architecture, American.
Architecture, American.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Robin, Ron Theodore. Enclaves of America : The Rhetoric of American Political Architecture Abroad, 1900-1965. Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2014
ISBN 9781400863105 (electronic book)
1400863104 (electronic book)